University of Minnesota Athletics
2023-24 Gymnastics Roster
Gerdes, Gianna
Gianna Gerdes
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-0
- High School:
- Delaware Hayes
- Hometown:
- Delaware, Ohio
- Major:
- Business and Marketing Education
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
AAI Award Nominee (2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
All-Big Ten First Team (2023, 2024)
Big Ten All-Championships Team (2023, 2024)
Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23; 2023-24)
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2024)
Big Ten Medal of Honor (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
CSC At-Large Third Team Academic All-America (2023-24)
WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023, 2024)
2026 | REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Gerdes announced she will return for her fifth season in 2026 after a year away from the program.
2024 | SENIOR SEASON
Big Ten Medal of Honor • Big Ten All-Championships Team • First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • Big Ten Gymnast to Watch • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • to open the 2024 season, Gerdes took home the all-around crown with a score of 39.425 at the Mean Girls Super 16 Championships • she delivered a 9.900 on bars, 9.875's on beam and floor and a 9.775 on vault (Jan. 6) • nearly earned a career-high in the all-around with a 39.475 (39.500 is career-best) against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 13) • earned a 9.925 on floor, 9.900 on balance beam (team-best) and 9.825 on both vault (team-best) and bars • posted a 39.225 on all-around, with her best event being on vault with a 9.850 vs. Iowa (Jan. 22) • tied a career-high with a 9.875 on vault set a career-best on bars (9.925) vs. Maryland (Jan. 27) • tallied a 39.425 all-around against the Terrapins • earned a career-best all-around score of 39.525 all-around at Penn State • posted a season-best 9.925 on floor, 9.875 on bars and beam and 9.850 on vault (Feb. 3) • earned a 39.525 all-around score against Michigan, tying a season-high 9.925 on floor and 9.900 on vault (career-high) and beam (Feb. 10) • earned an all-around title against Illinois, her fifth of the season, with a score of 39.000 • totaled a 9.875 on floor, 9.825 on vault and 9.800s on bars and beam (Feb. 18) • tallied a 9.900 on floor, 9.850 on bars and 9.800 on vault at Big Fives (Feb. 23) • earned a career-high 39.575 score in the all-around at Boise State • went 9.925 on floor and bars, 9.875 on vault and 9.850 on beam at BSU (March 1) • totaled a 39.425 score at Alabama, with her best event coming on the floor (9.900) on March 8 • totaled a 39.300 on senior day, going for a 9.900 on beam and a 9.850 on bars, 9.800 on floor and 9.750 on vault (March 17) • made the Big Ten All-Championships Team after going 39.400 on the all-around, including a 9.925 on the floor and 9.900 on bars (March 23) • totaled a 39.400 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinals, including a 9.925 on floor and a 9.875 on vault (April 4) • finished her career with a 39.375 on all-around at the NCAA Regional Finals, posting 9.900s on floor and bars and a 9.875 on vault (April 6).
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON
Posted a 9.850 on vault, 9.775 on bars, 9.675 on beam and 9.725 at the Best of Minnesota meet, leading to an all-around score of 39.025 in her first career competition as an all-around competitor • Scored 9.775 on vault, a career-high 9.875 on bars, 9.825 on beam and 9.875 on floor, totaling a 39.350 all-around score at the Wasatch Classic • Scored a 9.850 on vault, 9.825 on bars, scored a 9.800 and 9.775 on floor to complete a 39.250 all-around score against Penn State • Competed as an all-arounder at Iowa, scoring 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars and beam, and 9.850 on floor. Set a new career-high 39.375 • Scored 39.300 in the all-around against Illinois, including scores of 9.725 on vault, 9.850 on bars and beam, and 9.875 on floor • Finished the competition with Michigan with a career-high all-around score of 39.500, which included a career-high 9.900 on beam, 9.825 on vault, 9.875 on bars and 9.900 on floor • Finished with an all-around score of 39.325 at Maryland, including a career-high 9.950 on floor, tying a career-high 9.875 on vault, 9.800 on bars and 9.700 on beam • Earned an all-around score of 39.475, including 9.925 on floor and 9.850 on vault, beam and bars at Big Five meet • Competed all-around against Boise State, earning a career-high 9.900 on bars, tying a career high with a score of 9.950 on floor, 9.825 on vault and 9.825 on beam. Tied her career-high all-around score of 39.500 • Posted an all-around score of 38.775 at Arkansas, including a 9.950 on floor, 9.175 on beam and 9.825 on vault and bars • Earned an all-around score of 39.475 at the Big Ten Championships, including scores of 9.850 on vault and bars, 9.875 on beam and 9.900 on floor • Finished her season with a 39.450 all-around score at the Denver Regional, including a 9.825 on vault, 9.900 on bars, 9.800 on beam and 9.925 on floor • Named Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week after performance at Maryland • Named All-Big Ten First Team • Academic All-Big Ten.
2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Made season debut on vault against Michigan with a 9.800 • scored a 9.850 on vault and made her debut on beam (9.675) and floor (9.775) at Illinois • posted a 9.800 on vault against Ohio State and also competed in an exhibition on floor • set career highs on floor (9.900) at Maryland and also recorded a 9.825 on vault and a 9.750 on the beam • posted a 9.850 on the beam at the Big Five Meet and also scored 9.850 on the floor and a 9.825 on vault • scored a career high 9.875 on the vault against Iowa and also scored a 9.850 on the floor and a 9.800 on the beam • posted a career high 9.875 on beam at Utah and also scored a 9.825 on vault and a 9.875 on floor • tied her career highs on beam (9.875) and also scored a 9.900 on floor and a 9.800 on the vault against LIU, Temple and Utah State • set a career high on floor with a 9.925 at the Big Ten Championships and also scored a 9.825 on vault and a 9.000 on beam • competed on the vault (9.850), beam (9.800) and floor (9.900) at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • scored 9.800 on vault, 9.825 on beam and a 9.850 on floor in the NCAA Regional Final • totaled a 9.8750 on floor and a 9.7750 on vault and beam at the NCAA Championships • named Academic All-Big Ten.
2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Made her collegiate debut against Iowa, competing on vault (9.750) • posted a 9.750 on vault at Michigan • notched a 9.750 on vault against Penn State • earned a 9.750 on vault and competed exhibition on beam at Iowa.• put up a 9.775 on vault at Iowa tri-meet • recorded a vault score of 9.750 against Nebraska • set a 9.800 on vault at Illinois • scored a 9.750 on vault at the Big Ten Championship • earned a 9.775 vault score at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • recorded a career-high 9.850 on vault at the Athens Regional Final • notched a 9.800 score on vault at the NCAA National Championship Semifinal
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Delaware Hayes High School • competed for Gym-X-Treme • four-time all-around National qualifier • two-time Ohio state champion on floor and vault, and the 2015 state all-around champion • 2018 Regionals champion on vault • earned a 2nd place finish on vault at the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Regionals • finished second at state on the uneven bars in 2015 and 2018 • finished 3rd on beam, uneven bars, and the all-around at Regionals in 2017 • placed in the top-15 at the 2017 Nationals on vault, uneven bars, and floor, and in the top-10 for the all-around • finished top-10 on beam at Nationals in 2016 • has high scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.675 on the uneven bars, 9.525 on beam, 9.7 on floor and 38.1 in the all-around.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jack and MarCee Gerdes • enjoys listening to music, singing, playing music and performing in plays • earned her bachelor's in business and marketing education in three years • pursuing her saster's in sports management.
*Denotes career high
AAI Award Nominee (2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
All-Big Ten First Team (2023, 2024)
Big Ten All-Championships Team (2023, 2024)
Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23; 2023-24)
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2024)
Big Ten Medal of Honor (2024)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
CSC At-Large Third Team Academic All-America (2023-24)
WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023, 2024)
2026 | REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Gerdes announced she will return for her fifth season in 2026 after a year away from the program.
2024 | SENIOR SEASON
Big Ten Medal of Honor • Big Ten All-Championships Team • First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • Big Ten Gymnast to Watch • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • to open the 2024 season, Gerdes took home the all-around crown with a score of 39.425 at the Mean Girls Super 16 Championships • she delivered a 9.900 on bars, 9.875's on beam and floor and a 9.775 on vault (Jan. 6) • nearly earned a career-high in the all-around with a 39.475 (39.500 is career-best) against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 13) • earned a 9.925 on floor, 9.900 on balance beam (team-best) and 9.825 on both vault (team-best) and bars • posted a 39.225 on all-around, with her best event being on vault with a 9.850 vs. Iowa (Jan. 22) • tied a career-high with a 9.875 on vault set a career-best on bars (9.925) vs. Maryland (Jan. 27) • tallied a 39.425 all-around against the Terrapins • earned a career-best all-around score of 39.525 all-around at Penn State • posted a season-best 9.925 on floor, 9.875 on bars and beam and 9.850 on vault (Feb. 3) • earned a 39.525 all-around score against Michigan, tying a season-high 9.925 on floor and 9.900 on vault (career-high) and beam (Feb. 10) • earned an all-around title against Illinois, her fifth of the season, with a score of 39.000 • totaled a 9.875 on floor, 9.825 on vault and 9.800s on bars and beam (Feb. 18) • tallied a 9.900 on floor, 9.850 on bars and 9.800 on vault at Big Fives (Feb. 23) • earned a career-high 39.575 score in the all-around at Boise State • went 9.925 on floor and bars, 9.875 on vault and 9.850 on beam at BSU (March 1) • totaled a 39.425 score at Alabama, with her best event coming on the floor (9.900) on March 8 • totaled a 39.300 on senior day, going for a 9.900 on beam and a 9.850 on bars, 9.800 on floor and 9.750 on vault (March 17) • made the Big Ten All-Championships Team after going 39.400 on the all-around, including a 9.925 on the floor and 9.900 on bars (March 23) • totaled a 39.400 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinals, including a 9.925 on floor and a 9.875 on vault (April 4) • finished her career with a 39.375 on all-around at the NCAA Regional Finals, posting 9.900s on floor and bars and a 9.875 on vault (April 6).
2023 | JUNIOR SEASON
Posted a 9.850 on vault, 9.775 on bars, 9.675 on beam and 9.725 at the Best of Minnesota meet, leading to an all-around score of 39.025 in her first career competition as an all-around competitor • Scored 9.775 on vault, a career-high 9.875 on bars, 9.825 on beam and 9.875 on floor, totaling a 39.350 all-around score at the Wasatch Classic • Scored a 9.850 on vault, 9.825 on bars, scored a 9.800 and 9.775 on floor to complete a 39.250 all-around score against Penn State • Competed as an all-arounder at Iowa, scoring 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars and beam, and 9.850 on floor. Set a new career-high 39.375 • Scored 39.300 in the all-around against Illinois, including scores of 9.725 on vault, 9.850 on bars and beam, and 9.875 on floor • Finished the competition with Michigan with a career-high all-around score of 39.500, which included a career-high 9.900 on beam, 9.825 on vault, 9.875 on bars and 9.900 on floor • Finished with an all-around score of 39.325 at Maryland, including a career-high 9.950 on floor, tying a career-high 9.875 on vault, 9.800 on bars and 9.700 on beam • Earned an all-around score of 39.475, including 9.925 on floor and 9.850 on vault, beam and bars at Big Five meet • Competed all-around against Boise State, earning a career-high 9.900 on bars, tying a career high with a score of 9.950 on floor, 9.825 on vault and 9.825 on beam. Tied her career-high all-around score of 39.500 • Posted an all-around score of 38.775 at Arkansas, including a 9.950 on floor, 9.175 on beam and 9.825 on vault and bars • Earned an all-around score of 39.475 at the Big Ten Championships, including scores of 9.850 on vault and bars, 9.875 on beam and 9.900 on floor • Finished her season with a 39.450 all-around score at the Denver Regional, including a 9.825 on vault, 9.900 on bars, 9.800 on beam and 9.925 on floor • Named Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week after performance at Maryland • Named All-Big Ten First Team • Academic All-Big Ten.
2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Made season debut on vault against Michigan with a 9.800 • scored a 9.850 on vault and made her debut on beam (9.675) and floor (9.775) at Illinois • posted a 9.800 on vault against Ohio State and also competed in an exhibition on floor • set career highs on floor (9.900) at Maryland and also recorded a 9.825 on vault and a 9.750 on the beam • posted a 9.850 on the beam at the Big Five Meet and also scored 9.850 on the floor and a 9.825 on vault • scored a career high 9.875 on the vault against Iowa and also scored a 9.850 on the floor and a 9.800 on the beam • posted a career high 9.875 on beam at Utah and also scored a 9.825 on vault and a 9.875 on floor • tied her career highs on beam (9.875) and also scored a 9.900 on floor and a 9.800 on the vault against LIU, Temple and Utah State • set a career high on floor with a 9.925 at the Big Ten Championships and also scored a 9.825 on vault and a 9.000 on beam • competed on the vault (9.850), beam (9.800) and floor (9.900) at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • scored 9.800 on vault, 9.825 on beam and a 9.850 on floor in the NCAA Regional Final • totaled a 9.8750 on floor and a 9.7750 on vault and beam at the NCAA Championships • named Academic All-Big Ten.
2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Made her collegiate debut against Iowa, competing on vault (9.750) • posted a 9.750 on vault at Michigan • notched a 9.750 on vault against Penn State • earned a 9.750 on vault and competed exhibition on beam at Iowa.• put up a 9.775 on vault at Iowa tri-meet • recorded a vault score of 9.750 against Nebraska • set a 9.800 on vault at Illinois • scored a 9.750 on vault at the Big Ten Championship • earned a 9.775 vault score at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • recorded a career-high 9.850 on vault at the Athens Regional Final • notched a 9.800 score on vault at the NCAA National Championship Semifinal
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduate of Delaware Hayes High School • competed for Gym-X-Treme • four-time all-around National qualifier • two-time Ohio state champion on floor and vault, and the 2015 state all-around champion • 2018 Regionals champion on vault • earned a 2nd place finish on vault at the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Regionals • finished second at state on the uneven bars in 2015 and 2018 • finished 3rd on beam, uneven bars, and the all-around at Regionals in 2017 • placed in the top-15 at the 2017 Nationals on vault, uneven bars, and floor, and in the top-10 for the all-around • finished top-10 on beam at Nationals in 2016 • has high scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.675 on the uneven bars, 9.525 on beam, 9.7 on floor and 38.1 in the all-around.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jack and MarCee Gerdes • enjoys listening to music, singing, playing music and performing in plays • earned her bachelor's in business and marketing education in three years • pursuing her saster's in sports management.
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